Five 911 Calls About Broken iPhone Later, Man Arrested

By Julie Kuehl

Nov 12th, 2011 8:58 PM EST

Who would expect to reach AppleCare by dialing 911? Apparently a man in Illinois, who dialed it five times to complain that his iPhone wasn’t working. In the end, he got the police to come out to his phone, but rather than somehow fixing his iPhone, they arrested him instead.

The local sheriff’s office finally traced the calls to Mr. Skopec’s home where he was intoxicated and uncooperative, and eventually arrested for obstructing or resisting a peace officer. He’s due to appear in court this week on misdemeanor charges.

Most modern police agencies and vehicles have a fair amount of technology at their disposal. However, most are not equipped with a roving Genius Bar.